'09 NC CB Terry Shankle (Official Offer)

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'09 NC CB Terry Shankle



Cornerback
Norwood (NC) South Stanly

Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 170 lbs
Forty: 4.5 secs
Class: 2009 (High School)

PalmettoSports.com | South Carolina Recruiting | Phil Kornblut | GoUpstate.com

DB Terry Shankle (6-0 175) of Norwood, NC plans to attend Clemson's junior day this Saturday according to his coach Luke Little. Shankle was scheduled to be at North Carolina this past Saturday, and he is looking at possible visits to Alabama and NC State in March. Thus far Shankle has offers from North Carolina, NC State and Alabama., Little said Clemson plans to offer but wants to see how Shankle's grades look at the end of the semester. Florida also plans to offer according to his coach. Clemson and North Carolina are his early favorites. Shankle intercepted 15 passes last season. He also plays receiver.

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Vols make offer to Carolina cornerback : Football Recruiting : GoVolsXtra.com

Cornerback Terry Shankle received a surprising phone call from Tennessee defensive tackles coach Dan Brooks on Friday.

Brooks called to offer a scholarship to Shankle, a cornerback from South Stanly High School in Norwood, N.C. Shankle said he didn’t expect the offer.

“I was shocked,” he said. “I was like, ‘Wow.’ I couldn’t believe it. That’s a big SEC school. Not just anybody gets to play in the SEC.”

The offer came just one day before Shankle travelled to Knoxville to participate in UT’s junior day.

The 6-foot, 170-pound Shankle said he checked out the Vols’ campus and facility during his trip.

“There’s a lot of history with the athletes that were there,” he said.

Shankle said he spoke with Brooks, head coach Phillip Fulmer and defensive backs coach Larry Slade during his visit.

Shankle said he was impressed by the fairness the Vols’ coaching staff offers its players.

“You come in and they give you a chance to play,” Shankle said. “If you’re good you get to play. If you’re not good you’re not going to play.”

Luke Little, Shankle’s head coach at South Stanly, believes Shankle is good enough to play at the next level.

Little pointed to Shankle’s ability to defend the pass and stop the run. Shankle, who intercepted 13 passes as a junior, moved from corner to safety midway through last season in order to make more plays.

“People quit throwing his way so we just put him in the middle of the field,” Little said.

Little said he believes Shankle’s size makes him more appealing at cornerback in college.

Shankle agrees because of his ability to cover tall receivers.

“If I were 5-8 or 5-9 rather than 6-feet tall, I couldn’t jump with the big receivers,” Shankle said. “I want to be able to jump with them.”

Shankle has also received scholarship offers from Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina and North Carolina State.

He said he’s received interest from Florida, Clemson and Wake Forest but hasn’t received an offer yet.

Shankle has already attended Clemson’s junior day and plans to visit Alabama next weekend.

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PalmettoSports.com | South Carolina Recruiting | Phil Kornblut | GoUpstate.com

DB Terry Shankle (6-0 173) of Norwood, NC was one of the prospects on hand for Clemson's practice Wednesday. "We stayed about three to four hours," Shankle said. "I talked to coach Napier, coach Bowden and coach Koenning. We talked about coverages. And I talked to some of the players. I saw how the players fit in. They have fun. The coaches have fun. They aren't uptight." Shankle also attend a junior day at Clemson. He plans to go to NC State this Saturday, and he plans to attend spring games at North Carolina, NC State and maybe Clemson. He has offers from Clemson, USC, Florida, Texas A&M, Alabama, North Carolina and NC State. "Everybody is even," Shankle said.

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Little also serves as South Stanly’s head football coach, which is why he was entertaining assistants from Clemson, N.C. State, North Carolina and Texas A&M on Monday.

Members of those coaching staffs and others began pouring into the town of Norwood since the start of the NCAA evaluation period to recruit South Stanly’s two-way star, Terry Shankle.

Shankle, a 5-foot-11, 165-pounder, was selected Stanly County’s Player of the Year as a junior. He caught 47 passes for 957 yards and scored 12 touchdowns as a wide receiver on offense, and added 78 tackles and produced 15 interceptions that tied him for the state lead as a safety and cornerback on defense.

The performance has earned Shankle scholarship offers from the likes of Alabama, Clemson, Florida, North Carolina, N.C. State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas A&M among others.

Many recruiting analysts regard Shankle as the best cover corner in the state this year.

“Texas A&M told me they were visiting three kids in North Carolina, and that Terry was the No. 1 lockdown corner in the nation that they wanted,’’ Little said.

Clemson, Florida, N.C. State and UNC are schools Shankle has expressed an early interest in, but Little said that could change as his offers increase.

“He’s getting calls from Southern Cal, Texas, everywhere,’’ Little said. “I think he’s still pretty wide open at this point.’’

Shankle isn’t the only Rebel Bulls player college recruiters have their eye on, according to Little.

Junior Detric Allen, a 6-2, 180-pounder, served as quarterback in South Stanly’s spread offense last season. Allen completed 109 of 187 passes for 1,649 yards and 21 touchdowns.

“When Carolina left yesterday they said they thought they’d offer him as a junior,’’ Little said.

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5/7

Michigan has offered. They're just outside his top five of UNC, Clemson, Alabama, Florida, and NC State.

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5/20

Top 6 of North Carolina, Clemson, Florida, Alabama, N.C. State, Tennessee and Clemson.

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6/3

From the Clemson site. Shankle will be at Clemson for camp next week. He hasn't eliminated anyone yet, but names a top six of NC State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Florida, Alabama and Clemson. He would like to decide before his season if possible.

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6/25

From the UNC site. Shanle says that his most recent visit to North Carolina felt comfortable and moved the Tar Heels up on his list. His favorites include Norht Carolina, NC State, Clemson, Alabama and Florida. He is not sure when he will decide.

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7/23

From the UNC site. Shankle made another visit to UNC and says that he now has a much better feel for the program. He has a top five of UNC, Alabama, Clemson, Florida and NC State, but says that an offer from Virginia Tech would put them right up near the top.

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8/6

From the Clemson site. Terry is down to Clemson, Alabama, North Carolina and NC State and could decide as soon as the next few weeks.

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8/20

UNC and NC State lead.